This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

必ずこのハガキを投函しなさい。

Sentence Analyzer

必ず この ハガキ 投函し なさい

English Translation

Post this card without fail.

Furigana

(かなら)ずこのハガキを投函(とうかん)しなさい。

Romanji

Kanarazu kono hagaki o tōkanshi nasai.

Words

必ず (かならず)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
葉書 (はがき、ハガキ)
postcard; memo; note; card
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
投函 (とうかん)
mailing; posting
為さる (なさる)
to do

Kanji

Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: トウ、 な.げる、 -な.げ
Meanings: throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
Readings: カン、 はこ、 い.れる
Meaning: box (archaic)